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Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" or piccolo flute, the modern piccolo has the same type of fingerings as the standard transverse flute, [3] but the sound it produces is an octave higher. This has given rise to the name ottavino [ b ] ( Italian pronunciation: [ottaˈviːno] ), by which the instrument is called in Italian [ 4 ] and thus ...
The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard B ♭ trumpet. Most piccolo trumpets are built to play in either B ♭ or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key. The tubing in the B ♭ piccolo trumpet is one-half the length of that in a standard B ♭ trumpet. Piccolo trumpets in ...
The fourth valve is mostly for the low notes that would otherwise be out of range.--Dbolton 23:31, 14 March 2007 (UTC) The fourth valve is also used for alternate fingerings for intonation and timbre purposes. Overall, learning that fourth valve is no big deal.Eggness 08:23, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Some instruments are constructed in a variety of sizes, with the larger versions having a lower range than the smaller ones. Common examples are clarinets (the high E ♭ clarinet, soprano instruments in C, B ♭ and A, the alto in E ♭, and the bass in B ♭), flutes (the piccolo, transposing at the octave, the standard concert-pitch flute, and the alto flute in G), saxophones (in several ...
F ♮ is an uncommon note in traditional music for the five-key flute, but where it appears the short F key is sometimes awkward to play. The keys of the 19th-century five-key D flute include an E ♭ key, F key, G ♯ key, and either a C key or a long left hand additional F key.
Piccolo trumpets in G, F and C are also manufactured, but are less common. Almost all piccolo trumpets have four valves instead of three—the fourth valve usually lowers the pitch by a fourth, making some lower notes accessible and creating alternate fingerings for certain trills.
Multiphonic played on an oboe using alternative fingering Frequency spectrum of this sound. On woodwind instruments—e.g., saxophone, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, and recorder—multiphonics can be produced either with new fingerings, by using different embouchures, or voicing the throat with conventional fingerings.
Each of the above instruments has its own range. The piccolo reads music in C (like the standard flute), but sounds one octave higher. The alto flute is in the key of G, and the low register extends to the G below middle C; its highest note is a high G (4 ledger lines above the treble staff). The bass flute is an octave lower than the concert ...